Australia at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:	AUS
NOC:	Australian Olympic Committee external link
1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	10 in 3 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 with New Zealand as Australasia*
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Australia competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the third time at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Australia sent 10 athletes (8 men, 2 women) that competed in alpine skiing, figure skating and speed skating.

Colin Hickey's 7th place in both 500 and 1000 metre speed skating would be Australia's best result until the 1976 Winter Olympics, where Colin Coates came 6th in 10000 metre speed skating.

1 Results by event
2 See also
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Alpine skiing

For more details on this topic, see Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Men

Downhill: Bill Day (35th/57)
Giant slalom: Bill Day, Anthony Aslungal (69th/87), Frank Prihoda (80th), James Walker (84th)
Slalom: Frank Prihoda (54th/57), Anthony Aslungal (retired after fall), Bill Day (retired after fall)

Women

Downhill: Christine Davy (39th/44)
Slalom: Christine Davy
Giant slalom: Christine Davy

[edit] Figure skating

For more details on this topic, see Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Men: Allan Ganter (13th/16), Charles Keeble (16th)
Pairs: Jacqueline Mason and Mervyn Bower (withdrew due to injury to Bower)

[edit] Speed skating

For more details on this topic, see Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

500 m: Colin Hickey (7th/45)
1500 m: Colin Hickey (7th/53)
5000 m: Colin Hickey
10000 m: Colin Hickey (27th/32)

[edit] See also

Australia at the Winter Olympics

[edit] External links

[edit] References

"Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in Errata/0949853054)

"2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file

"The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)